NPIAS 2011-2015 Illustrated by GRA, Incorporated Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Department of Transportation National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) (2011-2015) Report of the Secretary of Transportation to the United States Congress Pursuant to Section 47103 of Title 49, United States Code The NPIAS 2011-2015 report is available online at http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................. VI Development Estimates .......................................................................................................... vii Estimates by Airport Type......................................................................................... viii Estimates by Type of Development...............................................................................x Status of the Industry .............................................................................................................. xii CHAPTER 1: SYSTEM COMPOSITION.......................................................................................1 Overview....................................................................................................................................1 U.S. Department of Transportation................................................................................2 Federal Aviation Administration ...................................................................................2 FAA’s Office of the Associate Administrator for Airports ...........................................3 Guiding Principles for the National Airport System..................................................................3 Airports Included in The NPIAS ...............................................................................................5 Commercial Service Airports ....................................................................................................5 Large Hubs.....................................................................................................................6 Medium Hubs.................................................................................................................7 Small Hubs.....................................................................................................................7 Nonhub Primary.............................................................................................................7 Nonprimary Commercial Service ..................................................................................8 Reliever Airports........................................................................................................................8 General Aviation Airports..........................................................................................................9 New Airports..............................................................................................................................9 Airports Not Included in The NPIAS ......................................................................................10 State System Plans Include More Airports ..................................................................10 Evolution of the National Airport System ...............................................................................10 Use of Airport System .............................................................................................................12 CHAPTER 2: SYSTEM PERFORMANCE...................................................................................17 Overview..................................................................................................................................17 Major Initiatives.......................................................................................................................17 NextGen .......................................................................................................................17 Airports Geographic Information Systems (GIS)........................................................18 Airport Cooperative Research Program.......................................................................18 Factors Indicating System Performance ..................................................................................19 Capacity ...................................................................................................................................19 Runway and Taxiway Improvements ..........................................................................20 Evaluation Measures for 35 OEP Airports ..................................................................21 Congestion and Delay..................................................................................................26 Air Carrier On-Time Performance...............................................................................27 Delay Indicators...........................................................................................................27 Airport Capacity – A National Look ...........................................................................29 Alternative Capacity Enhancement Methods...............................................................31 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2011-2015) i Safety.. .....................................................................................................................................35 Call to Action...............................................................................................................35 Preventing Runway Incursions ....................................................................................36 Airport Design Standards Including Runway Safety Areas (RSA).............................38 Airport Certification.....................................................................................................39 Environmental..........................................................................................................................42 Air Quality ...................................................................................................................43 Airport Sustainability Efforts.......................................................................................43 Environmental Streamlining ........................................................................................44 Environmental Research ..............................................................................................44 Environmental Management Systems at Airports .......................................................45 Livability......................................................................................................................45 Water Quality...............................................................................................................45 Noise… ........................................................................................................................46 Runway Pavement Condition ..................................................................................................49 Pavement Research ......................................................................................................50 Surface Accessibility ...............................................................................................................51 Financial Performance .............................................................................................................53 CHAPTER 3: ACTIVITY FORECASTS.......................................................................................59 Overview..................................................................................................................................59 Activity Forecasts ....................................................................................................................59 Commercial Aviation...................................................................................................59 Cargo…........................................................................................................................61 General Aviation..........................................................................................................62 Implications of Forecasts .........................................................................................................63 Other Factors............................................................................................................................64 New Large Aircraft......................................................................................................65 Fractional Ownership...................................................................................................66 Very Light Jets or Microjets ........................................................................................66 Light-Sport Aircraft .....................................................................................................67 Unmanned Aircraft Systems........................................................................................67 Conversion of Military Surplus Airfields ....................................................................68 Military/Civilian Joint Use ..........................................................................................70 Other Innovations.........................................................................................................72